19General duty to provide education includes Gaelic education
(1)The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is modified as follows.
(2)In section 1 (duty of education authorities to secure provision of education)—
(a)in subsection (5)(a), for sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—
“(iii)Gaelic learner education and Gaelic medium education,”,
(b)in subsection (5)(b)(iv), for “Gaelic in Gaelic-speaking areas” substitute “the Gaelic language”,
(c)after subsection (5), insert—
“(6)In this Act—
“Gaelic language” means Gaelic language as used in Scotland,
“Gaelic learner education” means the teaching of the Gaelic language to, and learning of the language by, pupils to whom education is provided primarily by means of the English language,
“Gaelic medium education” means teaching and learning by means of the Gaelic language.”.
(3)In section 135(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “further education” insert—
““Gaelic language”, “Gaelic learner education” and “Gaelic medium education” have the meanings given by section 1(6) of this Act,”.